Don't Be Scared is singer-songwriter Daniel Johnston

Daniel Johnston

Daniel Dale Johnston is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and artist. Johnston was the subject of the 2006 documentary The Devil and Daniel Johnston. He currently lives in Waller, Texas....

's second self-released album, recorded and released in 1982. It was re-released on cassette in 1986 by Stress Records, a label run by Johnston's friend and manager Jeff Tartakov, on mp3 by emusic.com in 2000 and on CDR by Eternal Yip Eye Music in 2004.

"I Had Lost My Mind" features prominently in the 2006 documentary feature on Johnston's life The Devil and Daniel Johnston

The Devil and Daniel Johnston

The Devil and Daniel Johnston is a 2006 documentary film about the noted American artist Daniel Johnston. It chronicles Johnston's life from childhood up to the present, with an emphasis on his experiences with bipolar disorder, and how it manifested itself in demonic self-obsession. The film was...

. The song was accompanied in the film by animation created from cells drawn by Johnston in a book that he had intended to submit to a local competition.

"The Story of an Artist" was notably covered by M. Ward

M. Ward

Matthew Stephen Ward, known by his stage name M. Ward, is a singer-songwriter and guitarist who rose to prominence in the Portland, Oregon music scene. In addition to his solo work he is known as a member of She & Him and Monsters of Folk.-Career:...

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Track listing

All songs written by Daniel Johnston

Daniel Johnston

Daniel Dale Johnston is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and artist. Johnston was the subject of the 2006 documentary The Devil and Daniel Johnston. He currently lives in Waller, Texas....

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Side one:

1. "Going Down" – 2:57
2. "Lost Without a Dame" – 2:58
3. "Harley Man" – 2:03
4. "Something More" – 3:23
5. "Evening Stars" – 2:04
6. "Cold Hard World" – 3:10
7. "I Had a Dream" – 2:40
8. "The Story of an Artist" – 5:08
9. "My Yoke Is Heavy" – 5:53

Side two:

1. "Stars on Parade" – 2:42
2. "And You Love It" – 4:01
3. "I Had Lost My Mind" –
4. "The Sun Shines Down on Me" – 2:50
5. "Loner" – 4:09
6. "Don't Be Scared" – 3:20
7. "Lullaby" – 3:12
8. "I Was Alone" – 4:44
9. "Mother Mom Said" – 3:37